And strengthened South Korea It topped the second group in the third round of qualifying, with a victory in the fifth round over its host Kuwait 3-1, on Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium.
Oh Se-hun in the 10th minute, Son Heung-min in the 19th minute from a penalty kick, and Bae Jun-ho in the 74th minute scored the goals for South Korea, which was close to qualifying for the 12th time in its history, while Mohammed Dahham scored Kuwait’s goal in the 60th minute.
South Korea, ranked 22nd in the world, leads the group with 13 points Iraq And Jordan (7 each), then Oman And Kuwait (3 points), and finally Palestine With two points.
In the fifth round of the third group of the same qualifiers, he won Chinese team Victory from its Bahraini host 1-0.
The Chinese national team snatched the victory with a fatal goal in the first minute of stoppage time of the match by Yuning Zhang.
And he finished Bahrain national team The match was played with ten players, as Walid Al-Hayam was sent off in the final seconds.
The Chinese national team recorded its second victory in the qualifiers, compared to 3 defeats, while Bahrain suffered its second defeat, compared to two draws and one victory.
The Chinese national team raised its score to 6 points, advancing to fourth place, one point behind Bahrainwhich fell to the penultimate position.
The champion and runner-up teams in the three groups qualify directly for the World Cup, while the third- and fourth-placed teams will be divided into two groups from which the top two teams will qualify, while the two second-placed teams will meet in a playoff match to determine the Asian representative in the global playoff.
